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Open Forum => Off-Topic => Sports => Topic started by: Sean on February 01, 2011, 07:53:56 PM
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Hello friends! ESPN has now opened the baseball leagues for 2011. If you participated last year then there are a couple things for you to do. The first is to select your keepers. The second is to answer the following question: Do you want to be able to trade draft picks?
I look forward to another great season!
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YES to trading draft picks! :)
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I have no strong opinion on trading draft picks.
I'm also trying to convince myself to keep JJ over Liriano :-*
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Epicsauce.
I really don't care.
About baseball in general. But this drafting thing is fun! ;D
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I also vote yes to trading picks.
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I have added a poll concerning draft pick trading so I can easily see the results on the fantasy page. Please vote.
Also, please check the current roster settings and scoring settings. Let me know if there is something that I forgot about from our discussions last season.
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I posted a league message about the batter/pitcher maximums. They look odd.
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I posted a league message about the batter/pitcher maximums. They look odd.
See reply at our league page.
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I don't suppose it is possible to check who others have selected as their keepers, is it? Didn't see an option at the draft home.
Trying to figure out if I should keep Prince or if I can get a good 1b in the draft :P
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There is a way to view who is being kept. Go to the page you select your keepers and there is a link above the check boxes that says, "View League Keepers."
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I don't get that link. Even visiting each team's page doesn't show me keepers.
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I think he only gets it because he's the leader.
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I guess that's how it works. Which is weird because I have been able to see that list in a football keeper league where I'm not the LM.
I would be willing to document everyone's keepers in the first post as long as everyone agrees to it. The trick there is getting everybody to respond. As of right now only 4 people seem to have responded to this post as well as updated their keepers.
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Yeah, I'll hopefully do it sometime this week...
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Well darn. I guess I don't really care. I mean, Pujols, Votto, Miggy, Gonz, Tex, Fielder, Howard, Youk, Morales, Morneau.... everyone is going to get a good 1b anyway, so I might as well keep Zim over Prince beings 3b only has a handful of awesome players (Longoria, Arod, Wright, Zim, Beltre.... Michael Young? L).
EDIT: Apparently I dropped Zimmerman last season anyway.... so I just readded him now, lol. Tell me if I'm not allowed to do that and I'll just keep prince over him, but espn let me do it ;D.
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If ESPN lets you do it then you're allowed to do it.
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Exactly. You can pick up free agents right now and keep them if you like up until the keeper lock date.
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Keepers selected.
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I doubt I will play again this year for multiple reasons. So, I'm not sure what you can do or are going to do with my team.
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Sell to the highest bidder. ;)
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SS, please consider that it doesn't take more than checking twice per week to stay up to date during the season. Otherwise, please try to find a replacement and get them in touch with me.
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To others in the league, if you know anyone who would be interested in taking SS's place, please get them in touch with me.
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To others in the league, if you know anyone who would be interested in taking SS's place, please get them in touch with me.
I know Chris, Crashfach2002, may be interested. I'll check and see.
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I think he may already be in the league as Team Crash N Burn. Is his name Chris Fachman?
Also, 6 people have updated their keepers but I only have 4 votes concerning the draft pick trading. Please vote. Thanks.
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I think he may already be in the league as Team Crash N Burn. Is his name Chris Fachman?
Also, 6 people have updated their keepers but I only have 4 votes concerning the draft pick trading. Please vote. Thanks.
Lol.. you are correct. Forgot he was already in it. I already picked my keepers and voted :)
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In order to try and encourage more action I am going to post who has updated their keepers in the first post. If you know those who haven't please give them a gentle nudge. :)
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We have until draft day to update keepers right?
I have updated mine, but I'm still waffling as I have a lot of players that I really, really, really would love to keep.
Anybody want to look at mine and tell me if I've got an obvious one I should be keeping that I'm not? and if so who not to keep for him? I feel that Chapman is my only questionable keeper, but I've got 3 other guys in mind that I'd like to keep.
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DUDE! Clint Barmes couldn't get a hit to save his life, and Cuddyer is shockingly over paid. If you keep both of them it's the equivalent to keeping Nick Punto!
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Well, I'm the only one who actually can see your keepers besides yourself so you're going to have to tell everyone in order for them to say yey or nay.
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I think we're all only interested to see if STAMP only keeps 3 players :-*
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As of right now he is keeping 4. Did he say he was only going to keep 3?
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Oh, interesting, I guess I assumed that Keepers were public knowledge.
Currently I am keeping:
Joey Votto, Buster Posey, Ubaldo Jimenez, Aroldis Chapman.
Other players I would love to keep, but currently am not: Matt Kemp, David Price, and Jayson Werth.
I am only looking at keeping one of the three in place of Chapman. Ubaldo, Votto and Posey are simply too good.
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That was a joke. I wanted to know if he was going to handicap himself so he wouldn't whoop us this year.
As for RDT: Yeah. I'd without a doubt keep Matt Kemp over Chapman. Even though he looked good last year, he still hasn't proven he can be a starter at the major league level. He'd get a lot of Ks, but BBs, ERA, and WHIP are measured too and he won't be as impressive there. And there's always that injury risk when you're throwing 103MPH.
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How do you feel about Price over Chapman?
I'd really like to have two A grade starters, but last year one of the things that really hurt me was lack of good relief pitchers.
Plus if the Reds carry through on making Chapman a Starter, he could be awesome-sauce X 2.
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I'd take Price before Chapman. I'd possibly even take Gallardo (he's a free agent atm) over Chapman.
My question is if I want JJ or Liriano. JJ won't have the best offense behind him and I'm worried about injuries, but Liriano is really overrated and is probably going to get traded this season (might have trouble adjusting)
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I think we're all only interested to see if STAMP only keeps 3 players :-*
:rollin:
I'd take Price before Chapman.
+1
I'm keeping A-Gon, Hanley, Doc and Lester. I figure with the new draft order I've been handicapped enough. ;)
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I will be deleting this league if the four people who have not updated their keepers do not do so by March 18. See league e-mail for further details.
If any would like to join, please let me know and I can add you.
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I will spread the word. I really don't want to delete the first keeper league I'm in.
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I will begin blackmailing. This is my only league with Mauer. I demand it stays.
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I'll join if you need someone
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Alex, you're in for SK. I'll need your e-mail to invite you to join.
STAMP, see PM (to be sent shortly)
All, help me find out who is who of the 4 that are left. I don't want somebody who still wants in to get replaced if for some strange reason they haven't got e-mails or seen this topic.
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awost1@mail.rmu.edu
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I am one of the 4 and I updated today so you guys could keep the league, that way you don't have as many people to replace. I will likely be at the bottom again though.
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The two remaining are Chris Fachman and Kevin Cotton. If anyone knows them, please direct them to this topic and to ESPN FBB page.
Alex, your invite has been sent.
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Hey Sean, sorry for the delay, but I just picked my keepers!
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I don't know who Kevin Cotton is...
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Thanks Chris!
I don't know who Kevin Cotton is...
His team is Fresno Aces. It is the guy who took over crustpope's team last season.
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Is he on the boards? If not he's going to be hard to contact. Might just want to find a replacement.
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^Agreed. Or contact crustpope and see if he can get ahold of him.
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He contacted me through the message board last season. And we have a replacement if Kevin doesn't return.
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I believe that Kevin's board name is soutpawkev. He hasn't been active since June so I went ahead and invited the replacement that STAMP knows. His name is Gerald. I don't think he posts here so please be sure to welcome him on our league page.
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Just a quick note: thanks to all our managers! I am glad we got our league off the ground for a 2nd year.
My friend, Gerald, cannot believe his good fortune. His favorite team is the Mariners and favorite player is Felix Hernandez. And then he noticed he ALSO had Pujols!
It will be a challenge to repeat, but I imagine I'll be eating some crow this year. :D
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Speaking of first basemen.....
I keep viewing Miguel Cabrera as Charlie Sheen
Justin Morneau is back on track :D. Take a guess who had the highest OBP and SLG before he was injured, last year....
I'm giving away a Prince Fielder to a good home. Preferably without children due to aggression. Owners have to buy an ample amount of cheese burgers. Please save him from the humane society.
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Miguel Cabrera as Charlie Sheen
Justin Morneau
Speaking of headaches, for the 4th year in a row in my Yahoo league I have drafted Jimmy Rollins. :P
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Keepers need to be set by tomorrow (3/18), everyone.
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Just a reminder: Live draft tonight at 9:00pm ET. Or 6:00pm Thad.
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Too bad I work from 7 to 9.... I'll see if I can get out of it...
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I have much confidence in my team this year. Look out!
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Here are some projections (to be taken with a grain of salt). They are based on ESPN 2011 projections but do not include the fielding or calculated categories. Once I get the spreadsheet uploaded I'll post a link so you can see where your team needs some improvement:
| King Felix | 108 |
| Crash N Burn | 108 |
| Dodgers | 106 |
| So Cal Doubles | 104 |
| Barreling Marauders | 92 |
| Fireboy | 86 |
| Soul Seekers | 85 |
| Los Perdedores | 85 |
| RDT | 84 |
| Isengard Orcs | 77 |
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Yeah, missing those first few picks is going to kill me...
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Heh, at least you didn't miss the entire draft.
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Maybe it would have been better that way :D
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I don't care about your sheet >:c. If everyone performs as I expect (which obviously won't happen, but hopefully the over achievers and under achievers average out), and I make a move or two for some speed, I think I'll contend >:c.
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I don't care about your sheet >:c. If everyone performs as I expect (which obviously won't happen, but hopefully the over achievers and under achievers average out), and I make a move or two for some speed, I think I'll contend >:c.
Need more salt. ;)
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Details:
(https://sites.google.com/site/ssbassmaster/_/rsrc/1301328051313/home/2011proj.jpg)
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I see my BS and HD stratregy is projected to work.
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Hows your Wilson coming along? >:c
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First hit of the year - Chipper Jones
First run of the year - Chipper Jones
First RBI of the year - Brian McCann
First HR of the year - Jason Heyward
OPENING DAY!!!!!!!!!!!! BASEBALL FEVER! CATCH IT!!!!
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YAY! Braves!!!!!!!!
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Oh MY!!! The Medford Dodgers can't hit the broad side of a barn! My season TEAM batting avergage is .187 so far after starting today 1 for 25.
I know it's only 4-5 games into the season, but that is pathetic!! LOLOLOL!!!
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Do to inactivity I am looking for somebody to replace Isengard Orcs. If anyone is interested please let me know by posting here. For those currently in the league, feel free to put the word out to your friends in real life.
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I can pick it back up. I got involved with the Yahoo league, and my other team was awful, but I can go back to it now that I have more time.
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I would give up my team if someone is interested though.
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OK, if anyone knows of anyone who would like to take soul seeker's place. Let me know.
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Ouch, Buster's injury is gonna hurt....
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I wouldn't know anything about injured catchers.
Honestly, I haven't really had a chance to follow along this season, I've updated my lineup once.... (and I missed like Weaver's first 3 wins because of it). Hopefully that changes soon.
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Yeah, I haven't been able to dedicate as much time as I'd like either - I've been setting my lineups for 1-2 weeks at a time, and so I don't have a great reaction to minor injuries, hot streaks, etc.
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Depending on the severity Posey may be out for the rest of the season. You will want to drop him if that happens unless you plan on keeping him for next season.
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Yeah, I've been considering dropping him outright, but he's such a good player, in a hard to fill position, he's almost worth keeping on that DL spot and then tagging him for keeps next year.
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Does anyone know of a friend that we can get to replace soul seeker?
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I browsed through each team today and noticed that the bottom 4 teams didn't seem to be checking/updating because of how DL players were still in their line-up. I am interested to see if this league is actually worth having. If we're only going to have half the participants actually participating then we shouldn't have a league. soul seeker has said that he wants to be replaced so I expect inactivity from him but I have had no other such word from anyone else.
Thoughts?
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Go ahead and replace me. I was going to try to keep up with things, but there's been a lot going on this summer.
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I might have a friend at work who is interested. He only joined Yahoo leagues and really wanted to join an ESPN keeper league. He was a little jealous that Gerald got one of the better teams.
Sean, I'll let you know via an email through the league.
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Thanks STAMP.
Let me throw out an idea. Would those of you who want to play but have limited time be interested in have weekly team settings rather than daily? This way, you would be allowed to set your team just once per week on a Saturday or a Sunday and then not have to worry about missing something mid-week. We could also see about a bi-weekly setting but don't think ESPN has that option. (haven't looked just guessing)
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Thanks STAMP.
Let me throw out an idea. Would those of you who want to play but have limited time be interested in have weekly team settings rather than daily? This way, you would be allowed to set your team just once per week on a Saturday or a Sunday and then not have to worry about missing something mid-week. We could also see about a bi-weekly setting but don't think ESPN has that option. (haven't looked just guessing)
Here is one thing I've noticed about fantasy baseball, if you do a everyday league, then people fall behind because they can't do it everyday. But, if you do a weekly league, people forget to check it and change their lineups. There are just so many games that you kind of lose track of what week it is and if you did anything to your team or not. So it is complicated to keep a full league interested all year, but whatever the majority wants, I'm cool with!
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We have replaced soul seeker and are now seeking a replacement for Ring Wraith. Please let me know if anyone you know is interested.
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You can replace me too if you can find someone. I just haven't had the same amount of time as I did last year, I think I've only updated my line up once or twice. I've only even watched one game this year ;.;
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I like a challenge!
I'm willing to swap my 2010 championship squad (currently 4th place) to a new manager, and take over Ring Wraith or Sauce's team (currently lower places).
Any takers??
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Scott, please let Dave know that I would be glad to switch the team I invited him to with yours or with the other team that we are looking to replace.
His options are Isengard Orcs, Los Ped... and your current team.
Also, thanks for helping get so many replacement peoples. I wish I could get some of my friends to join.
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This morning I updated rosters for 3 teams that had obviously not been checked in two weeks (or more). We have already replaced three managers. We either need people to actually check their team or we need more replacement managers. If you know anyone who wants to be in a keeper league, please give me their e-mail so I can invite them. Any team that goes dormant for more than two weeks will be replaced without notice.
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Well, I got us another manager. (Sean, you have mail.) He's a very active manager. Of course, we're getting close to the point that our non-Redemption managers will outnumber our Redemption managers. ;D
Also, RDT must be busy helping with Nats and stuff since his team has been somewhat inactive. I'm sure he'll be back after Nats.
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Also, RDT must be busy helping with Nats and stuff since his team has been somewhat inactive. I'm sure he'll be back after Nats.
I don't think it is too much to ask to check and update your team once per week minimum.
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As of today Eric Berkenpas has been invited to join the league to replace Alex (Pitt Minor League).
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i dont keep up with fantasy baseball because i didnt know it existed hahahaha lol i feel stupid now 8)